Uzbek · Eastern European · Calgary

Uzbek food from the Silk Road, served in Calgary.

A small, family-run Uzbek kitchen in southeast Calgary cooking plov (palov), flaky somsa, hand-folded manti, lag'mon noodles and Eastern European classics — the food we grew up with.

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Hours
Tue – Sun · 10am–6pm
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4412 Manilla Rd SE #7
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825-488-6022
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Plated Uzbek palov with lamb, carrots and raisins — the house specialty at Caravan Cafe, Calgary.
Our kitchen

Caravan Cafe is a small, woman-owned Uzbek kitchen in southeast Calgary serving the food we grew up with — Uzbek classics and Eastern European comfort food, cooked the way our grandmothers did.

The old Silk Road ran through our cuisine long before anyone thought to write it down. Dishes travel to our tables from Uzbekistan and the rest of the Silk Road — flaky somsa (samsa), a proper palov (plov) on the weekends, manti folded one at a time, hand-pulled lag'mon noodles, borsht on a cold Calgary afternoon.

We keep the menu short so we can cook it well. Nothing leaves the kitchen that we wouldn't serve our own family.

— thank you for coming
Frequently asked

A few things people ask.

What kind of food does Caravan Cafe serve?

Uzbek and Eastern European comfort food — plov (palov), somsa, hand-folded manti, lag'mon noodles, shorva, Olivier Russian salad, borsht and medovik honey cake.

What is plov?

Plov (also called palov or pilaf) is Uzbekistan's national dish — slow-cooked rice with lamb, sweet carrots and saffron. UNESCO recognises it as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We cook it in large batches on weekends.

Where is Caravan Cafe located in Calgary?

4412 Manilla Rd SE #7, Calgary, AB T2G 4B7 — in southeast Calgary, a short drive from downtown.

What are your hours?

Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm. Closed Mondays. The kitchen closes a few minutes before we do — arrive with time to linger.

Do you take reservations?

Walk-ins and reservations are welcome. For weekend specials like plov it helps to call ahead at 825-488-6022.

Come see us

Tucked into a plaza off Manilla Road.

Southeast Calgary, a short drive from downtown. Walk-ins welcome; the kitchen closes a few minutes before we do, so arrive with time to linger.

Address
4412 Manilla Rd SE #7Calgary, AB T2G 4B7
Hours
Tuesday – Sunday · 10am – 6pm Monday — closed
Phone
825-488-6022
Email
hello@caravancafe.ca
Instagram
@caravan_cafe_yyc
Caravan Cafe
4412 Manilla Rd SE #7, Calgary, AB T2G 4B7
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